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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
4
The piece warns Indiana readers about unscrupulous oil and mining promoters selling garbled prospectuses and touting questionable leases in the Jasper area. It urges investors to research the men in charge, questions firms offering stock at low prices, and notes state supervision as a protective factor against fraud.
The W C T U urges no rest in a world of sin while an immense beer barrel display is planned for the St. Louis exposition. Dr W T Sedgwick, president of the American society of naturalists, argues to end the subjection of science and education to temperance propaganda.
The G A R posts adopt resolutions opposing granting $5,000 yearly special pensions to Mrs. McKinley and Mrs. Harrison whose husbands left them substantial fortunes. The Sun's position has been endorsed across Indiana.
Under the new code in Washington DC infidelity is the sole basis for divorce. The authors argue that uniform grounds across states would curb the divorce problem.
Over six months Indianapolis collected 99 dollars and 20 cents from legalized waste paper boxes on sidewalks. Citizens note poor pay, crowded rooms, and the unseemly appearance of the receptacles outside stores and offices.
The mayor and the Board of safety will introduce Utaro Hashimoto the Japanese visitor to Indianapolis arrives to observe beer brewing bottling and refrigeration practices.
J. W. Egnew of Lagro aims for the state statistician role, but critics say his strong voice suits legislative chambers more than handling real figures.
The government should proceed cautiously on acquiring telegraph lines and investing in cables until Marconi further demonstrates the potential of wireless telegraphy.
Young girls favor pale heavenly blue gowns in crepe and silk for dance schools and holiday parties. Frocks feature simple decorations like lace or velvet ribbon, elbow length sleeves with lace trim, blouse fronts, and occasional sashes. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised for health and Baldwin's Music Store promotes factory priced pianos.
Washington dispatch and Denver Post items recount humorous incidents. Senators Lodge and Hanna share a car ride fare mishap producing seven cents, while other anecdotes include Richard V. Culahan and Thomas Edison humor, and Iowa Governor candidate Thomas J. Phillips’s awkward inaugural speech.
A collage of satirical quips from U S newspapers about public figures and social trends. The items mention Mrs Patrick Campbell Sir Thomas Lipton restaurant telephones and coffins and Dr Vann Goshen New York with a 94 year old physician and marriage remarks.
Articles of incorporation for the Sycamore Literary Society of Topeka Indiana were issued. The group started in 1879 and has held weekly winter meetings to discuss current topics. It owns a 400 seat hall typically filled, located in Topeka's Haw Patch district between Chicago and Detroit.
John D. Payne 80 of Seymour. Mrs Bernard Pardick 65 of Richmond. Benjamin S Enos 68 a foreman at Lake Shore shops Elkhart. B B Beeson ex editor of the Richmond Enterprise owned land and was a prominent prohibitionist. Mrs Hattie House Perkinsville died from burns after pouring oil on her dress and striking a match.
A memoir-like sketch recalls a pirated poet who once vowed to publish a book and now achieves that dream. The coal merchant narrator notes the author’s memo random book printed as a business advertisement, with a humorous exchange about a trained dog and bakery worth of bread.
Old Gattrox warns Mildred of a visitor who called last night and threatens to expel him if he returns. Mildred notes the man is a football right guard, athletic instructor, easily offended, and with a bad temper.
A speaker recalls a quiet street outside a window as the new year arrives. The view is white and cold, with a sense that the new year resembles the old, prompting a pause for mercy and reflection.
In a humorous exchange, a Zulu maiden wearing a striking outfit explains her health comes from opposition to the trailing garment. She cites dress reform as the reason for her vigor while the missionary questions the attire. Narrated by Edward Singer.
Verse about a bashful man who fears declaring love to Sylvia. She helps him overcome his shyness with patient guidance and gentle encouragement leading to a successful courtship. The piece blends playful rhyme with a light romantic ending.
A verse from the Boston Transcript depicts a cold night as the Wind tempts children to sleep by the window while outside storms rage. The Wind travels through city streets biting vagabonds, contrasting warmth inside with the harsh outdoors.
A verse reflecting weariness with repeating cycles of same old life and flaws. The speaker, addressing a judge, catalogs unchanging troubles from finances to relationships and social rhythms, lamenting promises made and broken. The piece conveys a weary, fatalistic mood.
Mrs Campbell H Cobb hosted a card party for Sadie Clark bride to Her bert Fieber. A reception for Mrs R V Hunter is planned at Seventh Presbyterian. Two Elwood weddings occurred Miss Ibelle Bryan and Carl R Frederickson and Miss Gertrude Randall and Ovid Hessler. Don P Hawkins of Indianapolis wed Myrtle Durand in Chicago. first couple married in Kenwood church. Harvard red decorations honored the groom. An advertisement praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil amid house mishaps.
A home cookbook style list presents a white fruit cake substitute using butter sugar flour eggs citron almonds coconut raisins pear syrup and lemon juice with a frosting. It offers chicken salad lobster salad and a chocolate loaf cake with stepwise mixing and baking notes.
New designs emphasize broad outlines over upright sprays with chiffon wings and feather accents. A blush rose on liberty silk with foliage sits on a shell pin. double aigrettes use two hairpins. Flat and spangled sprays form the excellent flat aigrette, while jet pailettes and black Brussels net create mourning ornaments.
The article highlights growing artistry in home linens with heavy laces such as lace d Arabe Cluny and Russian. It describes a blue white plain damask centerpiece for seven foot tables, embroidery in long and short stitch, six inch wide lace borders, and durable twenty seven inch centerpieces. It also notes Flemish Belgian patterns for library and sitting-room covers and ornate bureau covers marketed for easy laundering.
Two sisters from Atchison Kansas ran a large laundry business last year washing 32000 pairs of lace curtains and many pieces of fine lace. Their work attracts orders from across the state and Mrs Kloof the senior partner starts at six in the morning and works into the night.
In the daily meal question this family asks for a quick answer. Try Jell-O as a delicious two minute dessert with no baking. Add hot water and let cool. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. At your grocers. 10 cents.
A Pittsburg Bulletin note recounts a mother urging for medical help after Willie swallows a penny while his mother jokes his minister can extract money. Washington Star shares a light exchange about Christmas timing and sales. Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as blood purifier by an ad claim.
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